ACL vs BRmesh
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACL
Control LED lighting systems via Wi-Fi using your iPhone or iPad. Offers multiple modes including RGB, color temperature, and dimming, with customizable scenes and dynamic effects.
- Wi-Fi lighting control
- RGB, CT, and DIM modes
- Scene saving and loading
- Dynamic lighting effects
- Static color adjustment
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The software is used to control lighting through the iPhone or iPad by connecting the corresponding WiFi. The software only support ACL-WIFI-103 series LED controller products, using AP or STA network mode. The software integrates three kinds mode: RGB mode, CT mode(color temperature mode), DIM mode(single color mode).RGB mode have nine scenes to save or load. CT mode have three scenes to save or load. RGB mode support static color adjust and many dynamic styles select.the user even can make any jump,gradual or strobe dynamic styles.
BRmesh
Control your Bluetooth smart lights with an intuitive app. Manage individual lights, groups, or all lights simultaneously. Create custom lighting scenes and schedule automatic on/off times for daily use or ambiance.
- Area-based light control
- Individual and group control
- Customizable scenes
- Scheduled on/off timers
- Control up to 240 lights
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Bluetooth smart light with APP control. Can be used for daily lighting and atmosphere lighting. Concise and practical control page: the lights can be divided into areas, the whole, individual or selective control of the light can be achieved through shortcut keys, which is very convenient and quick. Can control up to 240 lights. Built-in Newly Developed Timing Chips: You can set your favorite color to turn on and off on time everyday automatically. Scene: You can individually set the color or mode for each light, combine it into your favorite scene and save it, and one key to start when you need.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BRmesh at 2.4 against ACL's 1.0. BRmesh also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (25% vs 0%). ACL's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BRmesh holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BRmesh has 299 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ACL's written reviews are positive against 25% of BRmesh's.
ACL ships an update every 4 months, BRmesh fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | ACL | BRmesh |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.4 (299 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 25.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 299 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Allanson International Inc | 坤明 杨 |
Customer experience
ACL
BRmesh
Bugs and requests
ACL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BRmesh
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when selecting individual lights
- Sharing and QR code functionality not working as expected
- Inconsistent performance after app updates
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to set custom colors for DIY modes
- More granular control over lighting effects and speed
- Integration with smart home platforms like Alexa and Google Home
- Improved music sync and rhythm modes
In-app purchases
ACL
No in-app purchases
BRmesh
No in-app purchases
